gulfed

past tense of gulf

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulfed
Verb
  • Fans flooded social media with emotional reactions to the photo, citing the pair's past feud as part of its significance.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That honesty resonated with parents and teachers alike, many of whom flooded her comments with support.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators believe the suspect also deliberately set fire to the church, which appeared engulfed in flames in photos and videos shared on social media.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities continue to scour the rubble to gather evidence, including searching for clues on the cause of the fire that engulfed the complex, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But courts were overwhelmed by a flood of asylum seekers—a long-standing systemic shortage exacerbated by Biden’s inclusive policies.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And the first-half performance in Seville, as Postecoglou’s side overwhelmed a very strong Real Betis, was enough to prompt a huge sense of positivity.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The 46-year-old former country star and 42-year-old actress suffered a tragedy in 2019 when their 3-year-old son River drowned in the pool outside their Texas home.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Swift ends in the bathroom where Swift lies partly submerged in the tub — another ode to Ophelia, but also to the album's aqueous cover.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike conventional wave energy systems that rely on bulky buoys or submerged turbines, the innovative generators can be installed directly on ships and offshore structures without drag or performance loss.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Gulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulfed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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